Video - How To Make Slimline Cards with Surprise Pop-Ups Inside

I love to make interactive pop up cards especially with pop up dies from Karen Burniston! And my favorite style of cards right now is slimline, so I decided to combine those two ideas in all the cards I am sharing in my newest video.

I am starting to make my fall and Halloween cards and this is the front of the slimline card that is like the one I demo in the video featuring the brand new Pop n' Swap Die from Karen Burniston. To really see the movement when the card is opened, you are going to want to watch the video. But here is a couple still pictures showing the fun inside of this card: 

The ghost slides under and the Boo piece pops out! As I show in the video, the new Pop n Swap die is so easy to use to create this fun peek a boo look! Here is another card I made with this fun new die set from Karen Burniston:

I started with a 4 x 9 slimline card and cut off the top of the card front just like I did in the other card. The sign says: "there's GNOME one like you" and is a stamp from Lawn Fawn. The cloud stencil is from A Colorful Life Designs and the Lil' Gnome and mushroom stencil are from Simon Says Stamp. But as always with cards created with Karen Burniston's pop up dies, the real magic happens when the card is opened: 

The cute gnome (also a die from Karen Burniston) pops out of the bottom as the top hides behind the center piece. The sentiment die is from Sue Wilson. 

To see many more cards created with dies from the new Karen Burniston release, watch the new video here.

I am entering the first card in the Favorite Tools challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday. My favorite tool is my Vagabond die cutting machine. 

Three More Blended Ink Cards Made Easy with Pink & Main's Ergonomic Blending Brushes

                                                                   

I had so much fun blending inks and making cards with my new Pink & Main blending brushes that I made nine cards for my newest video! This card was created with a new stencil from Paper Roses. I started by blending peach and aqua inks through the gorgeous stencil. After cleaning the stencil, I added Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel from Gina K and Therm O Web so this card really sparkles IRL. I double stenciled Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday die with aqua blue and black inks and raised it on a black shadow so it stands out from the sparkly stenciled background. 

I brushed on yellow and pink inks through a Gina Marie Designs stencil, then moved it over and created a shadow with black ink on this card. As seen on several of the cards I created for my newest video, I like to cut a sentiment shadow die out of the colorful stenciled background, raise it on fun foam, glue on the sentiment and put it back in for the eclipse look. "You da best" is a die from Simon Says Stamp. 

As you can see, you don't have to use stencils on gorgeous backgrounds created with Pink & Main's Ergonomic Blender Brushes. I simply added a Gina Marie Designs silhouette die and a sentiment die from Tonic Studios to create this lovely CAS card. 

I hope all the cards I created for my newest video inspire you to give these Ergonomic Blender Brushes a try! I think you will like them as much as I do!

I am entering the last card in the Favorite Tools challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday and my favorite tool is my Vagabond 2 die cutting machine.

Easily Blended Stencil Cards With Pink & Main's Ergonomic Blending Brushes

                                                                   
I used two stencils to make this beautiful butterfly card as well as my new favorite Ergonomic Blending Brushes from Pink & Main for my newest video here. The butterfly shape stencil is from Visible Image and the floral stencil on the inside is from A Colorful Life Designs. The sentiment strip is from Simon Says Stamp. 

See how easy it was to create a sunset with the Pink & Main blending brush? I used 4 colors of distress ink on a square card front and then stenciled the gorgeous Butterfly Flight from A Colorful Life Designs. "Thinking of You" is a Picket Fence stamp. 

I started with a foiled card toner front from Unity and Therm O Web and then added several colors of distress ink through a Hero Arts stencil to make this card. I punched out a dragonfly and some flower centers from the foiled negative image of the same Flowers Devine Card Toner Sheet. 

I had so much fun creating all these cards and more that I share in the video with favorite stencils and Pink & Main's Ergonomic Blending Brushes. I have two now- one for dark colors and one for light. You can just get one and clean thoroughly in between changing colors of ink, but I have chosen to dedicate one to dark colors of ink like black and dark blue. I have now also ordered a couple of the new mini size for smaller spaces and applications.

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Video - Easy Stenciling and Backgrounds With Pink & Main's Blender Brushes

                                                                     

I just discovered Pink & Main's Ergonomic Blender Brush and show in my newest video why it has become my favorite for blending backgrounds and stencils. I had so much fun with the easy blending, I created 8 cards I share in the video! This is the card I demo from start to finish: 

I am loving Rina K's Reverse Stencil Technique and I picked a favorite Zentangle Dots stencil from A Colorful Life Designs to create this fun bright slimline card. I cut the card front with a stitched die from Kat Scrappiness and the "hello friend" dies are by Bright Rosa. Here is a peak at the inside of this card with a sentiment die from Sue Wilson and another colorful blended strip:

Here is another slimline card and this one features the awesome new cloud stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and a beautiful sentiment stamp from Dina Kowall and Impression Obsession. 

As I show in the video, it is so easy to blend inks through stencils with the Pink & Main Blender Brush and I used several colors of green distress ink and a ferns stencil from A Colorful Life to create this pretty card front. I die cut a layered "Happy" from Gina Marie Designs and raised it for the eclipse look and then added a sentiment strip from Simon Says Stamp. 
To see many more cards and how the Pink & Main Ergonomic Blending Brush makes blending so easy, watch the new video here. I just ordered the mini version too and can't wait to give that a try.
I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Thank You Cards OR Anything Goes 4 Kids at Send a Smile 4 Kids

It’s the first Saturday of a new month and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! Again this year, all challenges at SAS4Kids are Anything Goes 4 Kids! We will often have an alternative theme that you can choose to follow, but are not required to. Create and link any card that is appropriate for a child and your card could be chosen as one of our top three cards and you could join us as a guest dt member on a future challenge. We are also continuing as a monthly challenge so new challenges will be posted on the first Saturday of every month and you will have a whole month to make and link your cards.

 

The theme for this challenge is: Thank You Cards OR Anything Goes 4 Kids. Thank you cards can be used by our kids or their parents to thank the medical staff or others.  However, be sure to check the current needs page before sending any cards in and stay safe and healthy.

I made my Thank You card with a super cute She Gnome die and mushroom house stencil from Simon Says Stamp. But there is even more fun when the card is opened: 

I used the Paper Frames Pop Up die from Karen Burniston to create a fun interactive pop up in the inside of my thank you card. The Lil Gnome was created with a die from Simon Says Stamp and the cute sentiment is a stamp from Lawn Fawn.

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the cards from TEAM SAS here and we would love it if you entered our challenge.

 

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

More Motion Crafts Animated Tags and Cards With Kits You Could Win!

I had so much fun creating animated tags and cards with new kits from Motion Crafts and you can see them all and how to qualify to win one in my newest video here. These animated tags were so easy to create with Motion Crafts Animation Tag Kit. Want to see them move? Watch this mini movie:

My favorite of the new animation stamps are from that tag kit and their alignment was horizontal while the Magic Window Card Kit is vertical. I show what that means in the video and how to adjust those dies to create this type of card:

I also extended the tabs a little to accommodate little fingers like my grandsons. I love the stretch my stamps and dies by trying them in different ways. 

My friends at Motion Crafts have generously offered two sets of animated stamps and dies for two lucky commenters on my video and Instagram post. To find out how you could win, watch the video here and comment before August 6, 2020. Or comment on my Instagram post from July 30th for another chance to win. (Contests open to those with USA mailing addresses only.) 

I am entering the card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

Video- Animated Cards & Tags With Motion Crafts Stamps & Dies You Could Win!

I had so much fun creating animated cards and tags with new sets of dies and stamps from Motion Crafts for my newest video here. I create several cards in the video and share many more I made. You are going to want to watch the video to find out how you could win one of two complete sets of new dies and stamps to make animated cards and tags, but here is a sneak peak at that awesome animation:

Here are still pictures of the cards made in the video:

Still pictures don't do the cards justice of course as the magic happens when the tabs from the Motion Crafts Magic Window Card Kit are pulled. The slimline card was made with Tonic Studio's Iridescent Mirror Card which creates rainbows in reflected lights. 

You could win a complete Magic Window Card Kit valued at $30 by watching the video here and commenting. My friends at Motion Crafts have generously offered that kit and the Animation Tag Kit for two lucky commenters on my video and Instagram Post. Details are in the video and the description box there.

What else can you do with the Motion Crafts Window Card Kit? How about a cute easy shaker card?

The cute bear is from Motion Craft's Special Delivery stamp set is on a wobbler so he is interactive too. The acetate with words and other decorations are from Motion Craft's Ephemera Set. 

To see how easy it is to create animated cards and for a chance to win one of two complete Motion Crafts kits, watch here and comment before August 6, 2020.

I am entering the 2nd card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.